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Bill and Carolyn Hovis of West Chester, Ohio, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Hovis to Philip Beeson, son of Matt and Linda Beeson of Crestwood.

The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Lakota West High School in West Chester and a 2009 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in social work. She is a counselor at the Women’s Crisis Center in Covington.

The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to becoming an Army officer.

College students experience and examine the Army without being obligated to serve in the Army or ROTC, and are eligible to receive two-year college scholarship offers and attend the Advanced ROTC Course at their college.

Cody Malone, a 2009 South Oldham High School graduate, was recently awarded the Elizabeth Nall Sherry Children of the American Revolution Scholarship by the John Marshall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution at their annual Flag Day Luncheon.

Malone is a member of the Jack Jouett Society, Children of the American Revolution and will attend Middle Tennessee State University in the fall.

After one year of glory, how long have your cleats sat in the closet longing for another chance on the field? Now there’s a way to get some good out of those remnants from seasons past.

Six girls from Girl Scout Troup 1454 are collecting used sporting goods to give away to families who need a new basketball, hockey stick or pair of cleats. They’ve collected more than 100 items since this spring, they’ve inflated balls, sprayed deodorizer in the shoes and are almost ready to it all away.

The Baptist Hospital Northeast Favorite Recipes cookbook is now available in the hospital gift shop for $14.95 plus tax.

The book is a hardbound three-ring binder with an easel for easy reading while cooking. It contains 450 recipes from employees, volunteers and physicians. Proceeds benefit Baptist Hospital Foundation’s Baptist Northeast Patient Care Fund.

The gift shop is open 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The Administrative Office of the Courts hosted the college, which offered sessions on how to improve and safeguard the Office of Circuit Court Clerk. Participants received 12.25 hours of continuing education credit.

Members of the Oldham County FFA recently attended the state FFA convention at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

Nick Fleitz of the Oldham County FFA Chapter was named the Kentucky Association FFA State Vice-President at the convention. He was elected by the delegates to serve as the Kentucky Association FFA Vice-President for 2009-10.